An avid sci-fi and fantasy reader who sometimes does historical fiction or even mainstream.
You might notice that most of my reviews are 5 stars. That's because if I start reading a book that doesn't engage me, I stop reading it. Life is too short. I've realized that it's not fair to review a book I haven't read and nobody really needs to hear why I didn't get into a book especially when they might like it.
My goals with reviews are to be brief and give other potential readers an idea of why they might like the book. I leave it to the marketing people and other reviewers to describe the plots.
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A young girl discovers an infinite variety of worlds in this standalone tale in the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Wayward …
A young girl discovers an infinite variety of worlds in this standalone tale in the …
A terrific, nuanced story and and essential reading for anyone who has enjoyed any of the Wayward Children books.
Slough House is Jackson Lamb's kingdom; a dumping ground for members of the intelligence service …
A friend told me that I'd like the TV series. But I wasn't ready to sign up for Apple+. So I borrowed the book from the library and WOW! I loved it.
Slough House is Jackson Lamb's kingdom; a dumping ground for members of the intelligence service who've screwed up: left a …
This book delighted me as much as any work by Roz Chast. I'm not much of one for remembering dreams or interpreting them, but I found this collection to be informative, interesting and inspiring.
“I’m a piece of architecture, Detective. How should I know how humans are like to die?”
All of Basit Deniau’s …
“I’m a piece of architecture, Detective. How should I know how humans are like to …
I very much appreciated the take on artificial intelligence. And the bleak but honest take on the direction our corporate overlords are taking law enforcement.
In Adrian Tchaikovsky's Elder Race, a junior anthropologist on a distant planet must help the …
Another delightful story in a completely different genre from anything Tchaikovsky has done before.
And I don't think that it's a spoiler that this one is not as dark or depressing as some of his works have been.
In Adrian Tchaikovsky's Elder Race, a junior anthropologist on a distant planet must help the locals he has sworn to …
In Adrian Tchaikovsky's Elder Race, a junior anthropologist on a distant planet must help the locals he has sworn to …
All roads lead to Underhill, where it’s always winter, and never nice.
Harry Bodie has a famous grandmother, who wrote …
All roads lead to Underhill, where it’s always winter, and never nice.
Harry Bodie has …
It seems that Adrian Tchaikovsky has a mission to tackle every fantasy and science fiction trope there is and do it brilliantly.
In this one, he has a whole new take on a Narnia-like world and it is a terrific addition to the genre.
A group of scientists and soldiers are hunted by mysterious enemies in a terrifying new climate thriller from the “Master …
